Display case



April zo, 192e. l 1,581,171

G. F. BUSHMAN DISPLAY CASE Filed sept. 2, i924 t novel form,

Patented Apr. 20, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DISPLAY CASE.

Application led September To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GUsTAv F. BUsHMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Display Case, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the general art of store furniture and has particular refer'- ence to a display case whereby articles for sale in a store or the like may be readily displayed and wherein the articles in the case within the case may be readily removed therefrom or placed therein.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a` display case of this character wherein the article supporting shelves are mounted for rotation and this without requiring any center pin or post which obviously prevents articles of a size almost as large as the size of the shelves themselves being supported thereon.

An additional object of the invention is to provide supporting means for the shelves within the case wherein the same may be readily rotated and also wherein these shelves may be readily disposed within or removed from the case.

A further object .of the invention is to provide shelf supporting means for show cases wherein any desired number of the shelves may be disposed within the casing.

A still further and important object is the p-rovision of a display case that is of relatively simple construction and one that may be readily dismantled for shipping purposes and the like.

With the foregoing and other objects in view as the nature of the invention will be better understood the same comprises the combination andA arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a display case constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional View taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view partly in section and partly in side elevation for 2, 1924. Serial No. 735,391.

more clearly disclosing one of the removable shelf supporting members, and

igure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing a slightly modified construction of shelf supporting member.

Now having particular reference to the drawings, my display case embodies the provision of a housing designated generally 5 and being 'preferably of square shape in cross section. This housing includes square shaped bottomand top walls 6 and 7 respectively that are rigidly secured together in spaced relation through the medium of corner posts 8. Three of the sides vof this housing are formed by glass panels 9, the vertical edges of which are fixed to the channels of the corner posts while the upper and lower edges are fixed to channels of opposed surfaces of said top and bottom walls.- The remaining wall of said housing constitutes the provision of a hinged door 11 whereby access may be had to the housing for the purpose of allowing the shelves and their supporting mea-ns to be inserted or removed therefrom as well as for allowing the articles to be placed upon or removed from the shelves.

Removably disposed within the housing 5 is a knock down skeleton shelf supporting frame work that includes upper and lower disc members 12--12 rigidly secured in spaced relation through the medium of vertical standards 13 that are preferably four in number in equal spaced relation. The ends of these standards are preferably se` cured to said discs 12-12 thro-ugh the medium of bolt and wing nut connections 14.

`The standards 13 are formed throughout their length with slightly spaced transverse diagonal slots 15, the slots of the different standards being in alignment.

Adapted for disposition in any of the aligned slots of said standards 13 are the inclined ends 16 of arms 17, each of which is formed at its inner end and upon its top side with spaced ears 18 between which is I suitably journaled a shelf supporting roller 19 it being obvious that after these arms are positioned as shown in the figures a circular shaped yoke 20 may be supported there- 0n and rotated as desired for bringing the articles upon the shelves to a position at the hinged door of the housing in order that they may be removed from the case.

For preventing lateral sliding movement of the shelves upon the bracket arms each this instance the inner arm is provided at a point inwardly of its roller 19 with a pintle 21 that carries a vertical roller 22 that is engaged by the edge of the shelf as clearly shown in Figure 3.

It will be obvious that due to the inclined ends of the bracket arms fitting within the diagonal slots of the standards, these arms will be maintained in fixed relation with respect to the standards when the shelves are supported thereon.

ln Figure 4 there is shown a slightly modified form of standard and shelf supporting arm and in this figure 13 designates one of the standards that is formed upon its outer edge with an inclined notch 15. Only one notch is shown in this figure but it is to be understood that a plurality of notches are provided in spaced relation. ln end of the bracket arm 17 is formed with an opening 23. The material forming the rear edges of which provides a cross bar 24 for engaging within the notch 15. ln this form of the invention it will be necessary that the arm be engaged over the standards and moved to a point adjacent the proper notch. A removable cross pin 25 is provided for maintaining the arm in position against sliding movement on the strandards and also for preventing the downward swinging movemeit of the arm with respect to the standar s.

ln this form of the invention the arm is also provided with a horizontally disposed supporting roller 19 and a vertically disposed guide roller 22.,

From the foregoing description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawing it will be apparent that l have provided a highly novel, simple and ericient form of display case and one'that will meet with all the requirements for a successful commercial use.

Modications may be made .without departing from the spirit'and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Let' ters Patent is 1. In a display device, a plurality of uprights arranged in a circle to form av supporting frame, a bracket on each upright extending inwardly of the Jframe, a pair of rollers on each bracket having their axes right angularly disposed in relation to each other so that one roller is disposed horizontally, and the other vertically, the rollers on the brackets which are horizontal describing a circle smaller than the vertically disposed rollers; and a circular platform Supported on the horizontally disposed rollers and having its edge engageable with the vertically disposed rollers.

2. In a display device, a plurality of uprights arranged in a circle for forming a supporting frame, a bracket on each upright extending inwardly of the frame, a pair of rollers on each bracket, one having its axis horizontally disposed and the other having` its axis vertically disposed, the hori-v zontally disposed rollers being positioned on the inner end-s of the brackets, the vertically disposed rollers being positioned on the intermediate portions of the brackets and extending upwardly therefrom, and a. circular platform resting on the horizontally disposed rollers and having its peripheraledge engaged with the vertically disposed rollers.

3. In a display device, a plurality of`uprights arranged in a circle to form a supporting frame, each upright provided with a plurality of inwardly inclined transversely extending slots, a plurality of brackets, one associated with each upright, each bracket including an inclined outer end for reception in the slot of the respective uprights so that it extends inwardly of the frame and may be placed in dilerent vertical positions on said uprights, a pair of rollers on each bracket, one roller being horizontally disposed and the other vertically disposed, the vertically disposed rollers describing a circle larger in diameter than the circle described by the horizont-ally disposed rollers, and a circularplatform mounted on the horizontally disposed rollers and having its peripheral edge in engagement with the vertically disposed rollers to be properly centered within the frame thereby.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a bracket for a display device comprising a bracket proper, a roller journaled -on one end of the bracket proper, a second roller journaled on the intermediate portion of the.

bracket proper, the first roller being horizontally disposed, and the second roller vertically disposed whereby the second roller will engage the periphery of the member supported on the first roller.

Intestimony whereof I aix my signature.

GUSTAV BUSHMAN. 

